WEATHER HEDGE: Global warming’s higher temperatures aren’t upsetting just Al Gore%26mdash;they also have coat makers sweating, to the tune of $10 million per season. Last October, gearing up for the pitch of the pre-Christmas winterwear season, Weatherproof Garment Co. President Freddie Stollmack and Chief Executive Eliot Peyser decided that after 2006%26mdash;the […]
HONG KONG%26mdash;Asian markets plunged Wednesday on growing speculation the U.S. economy%26mdash;a vital export market%26mdash;is sliding into a recession that could lead to a global slowdown. Investors dumped stocks after an overnight sell-off on Wall Street and on news that Citigroup Inc. had lost nearly $10 billion in the fourth quarter as […]
As a whole, California hospitals charge billions of dollars more for their services than it costs to provide them, according to a report released Tuesday, which shows a wide range in the amounts hospitals in the state bill their patients.
Some hospitals charge five times as much as others, says the study, […]
As a whole, California hospitals charge billions of dollars more for their services than it costs them to provide them, according to a report released Tuesday, which shows a wide range in the amounts hospitals in the state bill their patients.
Some hospitals charge five times as much as others, says the […]
WASHINGTON%26mdash;For 2007 income taxes, it’s the little things that count. Small deductions here, a credit there, a bit of help for homeowners caught in the mortgage crisis%26mdash;all add up to tax savings for savvy filers. But a big thing%26mdash;Congress’ last-minute fix of the alternative minimum tax%26mdash;delayed filing for several million early […]
If a bill currently winding its way through the state Senate had been law even a year ago, Bay Area investors would not have lost millions of dollars when they entrusted their money to 1031 Advance of San Jose.
The bill, SB 1007, introduced by state Sen. Michael Machado, D-Stockton,, and […]
WASHINGTON%26mdash;Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps, are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. At the same time, CBO said, some options floated by Republicans such as extending President […]
If a bill currently winding its way through the state Senate had been law even a year ago, Bay Area investors would not have lost millions of dollars when they entrusted their money to 1031 Advance of San Jose.
The bill, SB 1007, introduced by state Sen. Michael Machado, D-Stockton,, and scheduled to […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.%26mdash;A roar went up from the lobby bar of the Beverly Hilton before Sunday night’s Golden Globes. But it wasn’t fans thrilling at the sight of Angelina Jolie or George Clooney on the red carpet%26mdash;it was the New York Giants upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs. The […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.%26mdash;A roar went up from the lobby bar of the Beverly Hilton before Sunday night’s Golden Globes. But it wasn’t fans thrilling at the sight of Angelina Jolie or George Clooney on the red carpet%26mdash;it was the New York Giants upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs. The […]